Living in Kashima
In Kashima, rents across existing tenancies average €4.82 per m² a month (2023).
Kashima registered an unemployment rate of 3.29% at the end of 2020. At the end of 2020, the population density reached 248.8 people per km².
Cheaper rent than 79% of Japanese cities that publish it, lower unemployment than 74% of Japanese cities that publish it and dirtier air than 89% of Japanese cities that publish it.
Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to Kashima?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Japan's Housing and Land Survey monthly-rent measure excludes security deposits, key money/right money and common-area charges. The Ministry of Land says deposit terms vary by regional custom; these sources provide context, not a comparable city-level distribution. Statistics Bureau glossary (2018) · MLIT rental-housing Q&A.
How much does it cost to rent in Kashima?
Average net cold rent is about 4.82 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 4.82 EUR/m²/month · www.e-stat.go.jp10
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 31.61 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | ドコモ光 月額料金 — NTTドコモ12Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.56 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | docomo mini 10GB1Official · national market |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.82 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €6.27 | 31 Dec 2023 | www.e-stat.go.jp10Official |
Is Kashima a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 289 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 4.82 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Kashima?
The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)15
Kashima 3.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 244.5 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | www.e-stat.go.jp11Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3 %country median 3.8% | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表)15Official |
What does a salary buy in Kashima?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobile
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | outside the model's range |
| Rent, 60 m²€4.82/m² · official · e-stat.go.jp · 2023-12-31 | − €289 |
| Internet€32 · official · ドコモ光 月額料金 · 2026-09-30 | − €32 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · docomo mini 10GB · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | — |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kashima. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Hello Work — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kashima. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1,000 residents | 10.18 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20244Official |
| Physicians per 1,000 residents | 2.21 per 1,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Japan official municipality health statistics 20245Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 214.9 per 100,000 | 2022 | Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used.3Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kashima when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 528.2 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | 令和７年の犯罪情勢 / 令和７年の犯罪情勢 統計表, 図表1-5-213Official · regional context |
Mobility and administration
Kashima's nearest airport was HSG, 20 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kashima. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course
Agency for Cultural Affairs
For foreigners living in Japan.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Kashima?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.4 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp9
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Kashima 10.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10.4 µg/m³country median 8.4 | 31 Dec 2023 | tenbou.nies.go.jp9Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Kashima?
The published population was 27,596 people in 2024. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications8
By nationality
National passport98.8%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 112.1 km² | 3 Aug 2026 | 国土地理院 (Geospatial Information Authority of Japan)14Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 1.19 % | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民 ÷ 総計)17Official |
| Foreign residents | 320 people | 3 Aug 2026 | 総務省自治行政局 (住民基本台帳, 外国人住民)17Official |
| Population density | 248.8 people/km² | 31 Dec 2020 | 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 第1-1表)16Official |
| Population | 27,596 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications8Official |
International community in Kashima
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Persons in the official 2020 Population Census Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households; sex-total population by source-native nationality category. · 2020
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 27,892 | 100.0% |
| Japanese | 27,705 | 99.3% |
| Foreigner | 157 | 0.6% |
| Socialist Republic of Viet Nam | 72 | 0.3% |
| Nationality not reported | 30 | 0.1% |
| People's Republic of China | 25 | 0.1% |
| Others | 18 | 0.1% |
| Republic of the Philippines | 12 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Korea | 11 | 0.0% |
| Kingdom of Thailand | 6 | 0.0% |
| Republic of Indonesia | 5 | 0.0% |
Show 3 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 4 | 0.0% |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal | 3 | 0.0% |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source2
Alternatives for people set on Kashima
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Taku as a Kashima alternative in the same region
21 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €3.51/m² Taku vs €4.82/m² Kashima−27%
- Unemployment: 4.6% Taku vs 3.3% Kashima+38%
- Foreign residents: 2.0% Taku vs 1.2% Kashima+68%
- Median gross pay, region: €235 Taku vs €245 Kashima−4%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 528 Taku vs 528 Kashimasame level
Minamiuonuma as a Kashima alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 912 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 3.0% Minamiuonuma vs 1.2% Kashima+152%
- Rent: €5.34/m² Minamiuonuma vs €4.82/m² Kashima+11%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 463 Minamiuonuma vs 528 Kashima−12%
- Median gross pay, region: €241 Minamiuonuma vs €245 Kashimasame level
- Unemployment: 3.3% Minamiuonuma vs 3.3% Kashimasame level
Cities near Kashima
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 4.91 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 5.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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- 3.51 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
- Rent
- 5.47 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2023-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Kashima?
The published population was 27,596 people in 2024. Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan / Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
How much does it cost to rent in Kashima?
Average net cold rent is about 4.82 EUR/m² per month (2023 Housing and Land Survey), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 337 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is the air quality good in Kashima?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10.4 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: tenbou.nies.go.jp.
What is the unemployment rate in Kashima?
The unemployment rate is about 3.3 % (October 2020). Source: 総務省統計局 (e-Stat, 国勢調査2020 就業状態等基本集計 第1-2表).
What is the typical salary around Kashima?
The median gross salary is 244.5 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.
Is Kashima a good place to live?
Kashima may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Kashima?
Ureshino, Shiroishi-cho, Omachi-cho, Kouhoku-machi, Higashisonogi-cho are near Kashima. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Japanese citizenship group in Kashima?
The official citizenship distribution records 27,705 people (99.3%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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